North Carolina HB 55: Funds for the IGNITE Program.

Status: Passed 1st Reading (as of 2025-02-05)

State: North Carolina · Session: 2025 · Bill: HB 55

Subjects: APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGETING; CORPORATIONS, NONPROFIT; DHHS; MENTAL HEALTH; PUBLIC; SOCIAL SERVICES; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS

Sponsors: Howard, Huneycutt, Potts, Almond, Baker, Ball, Belk, Biggs, Butler, Campbell, Chesser, Cotham, Crawford, Cunningham, Dahle, F. Jackson, G. Brown, Greenfield, Harrison, Hawkins, K. Brown, Liu, Logan, Lopez, McNeely

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 55

Short Title: Funds for the IGNITE Program. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Huneycutt, Howard, Potts, and Setzer (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
February 5, 2025
*H55-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE AUTISM SOCIETY OF NORTH 2
CAROLINA IGNITE PROGRAM. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of 5
Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and 6
Substance Use Services, the sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) in recurring 7
funds for each year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. These funds shall be allocated to The 8
Autism Society of North Carolina, a nonprofit corporation, to support its IGNITE Program, 9
which offers activities and education groups which foster independence and social interaction for 10
young adults with autism transitioning into adulthood. 11
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025. 12

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